Name: Moulton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.03/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.18 against this barn's trailing median of $201.21.

Average price

$138.03

49 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	144.79	865	8thin
Medium and Large 2	521	142.42	742	14thin
Medium and Large 3	512	133.75	685	27

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

138.03

—

AL average16 barns · 1,252 hd

133.46

+4.57

This barn, trailing median2 sales

201.21

−63.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,582	89.40	1,414	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	60.80	958	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	57.97	653	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	49.28	501	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$910	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$720	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.32/cwt	152.00–160.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	147.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	114.42/cwt	113.00–118.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	159.62/cwt	157.00–162.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	159.50/cwt	157.00–162.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.40/cwt	147.00–157.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	106.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	130.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	646	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	141.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	673	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	86.41/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	92.39/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	50.74/cwt	48.00–52.00	532	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.44/cwt	55.00–56.00	646	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	987	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	847	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	58.60/cwt	57.00–60.00	655	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	60.95/cwt	60.00–62.00	978	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Wed Oct 19, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 305Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 74Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 20Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
1	—	775	117.00	117.00
4	—	525	152.00–160.00	157.32
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	172.00	172.00
2	—	415	157.00–162.00	159.50
3	—	480	147.00–157.00	150.40
7	—	571	130.00–135.00	133.82
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	145.00–155.00	147.94
2	—	378	157.00–162.00	159.62
6	—	518	130.00–135.00	130.87
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
4	—	646	109.00–110.00	109.25
2	—	675	105.00–107.00	106.00
6	—	475	135.00–145.00	141.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
2	—	693	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
7	—	519	113.00–118.00	114.42
1	—	405	127.00	127.00
5	—	579	106.00–110.00	106.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	720.00	720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	85.00–88.00	86.41
2	—	1,635	90.00–95.00	92.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,048	48.00–52.00	50.74
1	—	865	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	55.00–56.00	55.44
8	—	1,117	57.00–60.00	58.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,540	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,605	60.00–62.00	60.95

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Valley Livestock - Moulton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle